Research at FSI Stanford

Scholars at the Institute's research centers conduct research and teaching on such issues as nuclear proliferation, chemical and bioterrorism, democracy and the rule of law, conflict prevention and peacekeeping, international health policy and infectious diseases, and the political economy and regional dynamics of Asia. This work is conducted in collaboration with Stanford's world-class schools of business, earth sciences, education, engineering, humanities and sciences, law and medicine.

FSI Stanford Research Centers

Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (CHP/PCOR)
The Center for Health Policy and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research on health policy and healthcare delivery in the United States and abroad.

» Center on Advancing Decision Making in Aging (CADMA)

» Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging (CDEHA)

» International Activities at CHP/PCOR

» Patient Safety Research Group

» Stanford University/University of California, San Francisco Evidence-based Practice Center

Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
The Center for International Security and Cooperation is dedicated to producing policy-relevant research on international security problems, training the next generation of security specialists, and influencing policymaking in international security.

» Ballistic Missile Defense Technology and Policy

» Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation and Terrorism

» Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

» Nuclear Weapons Safety and Security

» Preventing Nuclear Proliferation and Terrorism

Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)
The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) is committed to both academic and practical research that can illuminate the causes of governance failures, and understand how democracy, development and the rule of law can be promoted.

» Evaluating International Influences on Democratic Development

» Program on Democracy

» Program on Democracy in Taiwan

» Program on Economic Performance

» Rule of Law Program

Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC)
Shorenstein APARC produces and publishes outstanding interdisciplinary Asia-Pacific-focused research; educates students, scholars, and corporate and governmental affiliates; and guides Asian nations on key policy issues related to societal transition, development, U.S.-Asia relations, and regional cooperation.

» Comparative Health Policy Program

» Korean Studies Program (KSP)

» South Asia Initiative

» Southeast Asia Forum (SEAF)

» Stanford China Program

» Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE)